Sunday, 13 November 2016

Chocolate Baroque: Lest We Forget

Good morning, friends. Today is Remembrance Sunday - a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It is a day to remember that the freedom we enjoy today came at a price. Political affiliations aside, it is a day to lay a wreath and honour all heroes who lost their lives in battle.

I created a wreath of poppies using the single poppy stamp from the brand new Floral Notes A5 sheet. I created a mask and stamped the leaves from Autumn Poppy A4 sheet so that the leaves appear to the back of the poppies. I coloured the images with Copics and finished the card with a light dusting of Tumbled Glass DI around the edges.

The sentiment is from the Pretty PoppiesA5 set, heat embossed in white. I fussy cut the lower half of the top and bottom cluster of leaves, taking care not to detach them, and flipped it over the diecut piece. The "cross" is now more obvious.

14 comments:

Asha, when I looked at the pic in my blogger newsletter, I tought immediately "Wow!! Such a delightful card!".... and then I read "Asha at SunnySummerCraft" :D It made me smile. I'm not only kind with my entusiastic comments, because your stunning creations are always so wonderful that my eyes are immediately catched by them, even in a little pic!! :DThese poppies are so vibrant and your idea of a wreath is really brilliant and so well realized! Great work of art, my friend! Your masking and the rotate leaves on the scallop make the wreath just perfect!!Have a sweet and paceful Sunday!Hugs

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